Breakdown in Traffic Networks: Fundamentals of Transportation Science

by Boris S. Kerner

Book Overview

This book offers a detailed investigation of breakdowns in traffic and transportation networks. It shows empirically that transitions from free flow to so-called synchronized flow, initiated by local disturbances at network bottlenecks, display a nucleation-type behavior: while small disturbances in free flow decay, larger ones grow further and lead to breakdowns at the bottlenecks. Further, it discusses in detail the significance of this nucleation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662571978
• ISBN13: 9783662571972
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 652 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"